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Volume XCVV, Number 3
University of Southern California
Thursday, September 5, 1985
By Dana Glad
Assistant City Editor
A university proposal that would house long-term research primates in a facility at the Los Angeles Zoo was approved 4-1 by the city's Animal Regulation Commission Tuesday- But it sparked controversy from several animal-rights activist groups, said Dire Houston, public relations specialist for the commission.
The project would most likely begin with the relocation of about
10	macaque monkeys, which weigh 10-35 pounds each and have been used in opthamological studies at Doheny Eye Institute. Some are blind in one eye, said Robert Benedict, assistant vice president of health affairs.
"The purpose of this endeavor is purely to provide a more humane and natural environment for long-term study subjects that do not need to be examined by the scientific investigators very frequently," Benedict said.
Some of the animals are involved in research projects that last six to eight years and might be transferred to the zoo for observation once key phases of a study are completed, he said.
Benedict said that the primates, which (in accordance with uni-
versity rules) have undergone only one research procedure each, would be kept in a section completely away from the public and zoo animals. He added that they are "very healthy" and free of contageous diseases.
This would provide "ten times more space per animal than we have in the legally authorized cage setup at USC," Benedict said.
However, Benedict said, the construction of the proposed alternate facility "does not in any way envisage increasing the number of primates" used for research by the university, as some animal-rights groups have alleged.
He said that the vivaria, (the enclosure for observing the animals), is not overcrowded, and that the number of dogs and cats in the facility has actually been reduced in recent years.
Both Houston and Benedict emphasized that the proposal is in its most preliminary stages, and must be approved by the city's Parks and Recreation Commission as well as the Los Angeles City Council before the university could begin financial planning.
Benedict said it was also impossible to tell if the proposal would be financially feasible, but that one animal-rights group has ex-
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Tommy’s to call it a night on weekends
Some confused by vague choices for phone service
By Tommy Li
Staff Writer
On-campus students who have ordered phone service for their dorm or apartment may not be aware of the alternative package plans available to them and may not know what calling features are included in the package they have.
A survey of students who had phone service installed revealed that some of them did not know they had features such as call waiting, call forwarding, and three-way calling included with their package plan.
Representatives from Pacific Bell have been on campus since Aug. 26, taking orders from students who live on campus.
When students placed their orders, they were given a leaflet explaining the phone service options.
The leaflet presented only two "basic phone service plans." It offered an economv plan, allowing a limited number of local calls for $17.95 per month, and a premium plan, allowing unlimited local calls for S21.45 per month.
Each of these plans included all of the available calling features.
Without the features, rotary-dial phone service would cost $8.25 per month for unlimited local calls, and $4.45 per month for limited local calls.
If a student specifically asked a representative, he would be (Continued on page 19)
Commission approves monkey plan
By Nancie Mack
Staff Writer
Tommy's, the unofficial university hamburger stand, is closing. But only for a few hours on Friday and Saturday nights, and only temporarily.
Beginning Friday, Sept. 13, Tommy's will close at 2 a.m. on weekends and will reopen no later than 5 a.m., said Mike
up barriers, but could not do so on a permanent basis. So Tommy's volunteered to temporarily close.
Tommy's attracts van and car clubs and people who have no place else to go when the night is young, Rhodes said. The closing will force these people to find another hangout, and Tommy's can go back to the business
Closing will affect 10-12 percent of the stand's business, but the loss can be sustained on a temporary basis, he said.
Rhodes, director of operations at Tommy's for the last three and a half years.
Rhodes said crowds of 1,000 people were not unusual on a Saturday night, and, though business was great, the neighbors were complaining.
Customers were forced to park on residential streets, neighbors were being awakened by radios, and the Beverly Blvd.- Rampart Blvd. intersection was jammed, Rhodes said.
The city had to start putting
of selling burgers 24 hours a day, he said.
Located at 2575 Beverly Blvd., the original Tommy's stand serves 25,000-30,000 customers a week, Rhodes said.
Closing will affect 10-12 percent of the stand's business, but the loss can be sustained on a temporary basis, he said.
Tommy's workers will have their hours cut, but will not be laid off, Rhodes said. When the stand is closed, they will stay and prepare for reopening.
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No more 3 a.m. Tommys’ runs for a while. The restaurant has temporarily cut back its hours.
Tommy's normally employs six security officers on weekend nights, Rhodes said. The guards will remain until 2 a.m., but after closing only half will stay on duty to clear the parking lot and make sure the crowd does not stay until the stand reopens.
Tommy's first opened in 1946, and although there are eight other franchises, the fame surrounding the original stand attracts customers from as far away as Orange County, Simi Valley and Oxnard, Rhodes said.
Rhodes said the other stands will maintain their regular hours.
Starving students can go to 1717 West Colorado Blvd. in Eagle Rock when they get Tommy's cravings in the middle of the night.